Subject(s): Local Politics in Kerala -- decentralisation history -- Participator democracy and participatory planning -- Local politics in the Rural areas -- Local politics in the villages:political field, political parties, state level politics in kerala -- Civil society and religion in the Villages -- Decentralisation in the last decade -- Allotment and expenditure of the three Grama Panchayats during ninth (1997-2002) and tenth plan (2002-2007) -- gramasabha -- task forces,agriculture,small scale industry -- Farmers and agricultural labours organisation -- women organisation -- youth organisations -- role of libraries -- Kerala sasthra sahithya parishath -- kerala state service pensioners union -- democratic forums